The Hindu–Arabic numeral system was invented between the I and IV centuries by Indian mathematicians. The system was adopted in Arabic mathematics by the IX century more widely known through the writings in Arabic of the Persian mathematician Al-Khwārizmī

nice commentary on European Jazz by Peter Jones theneweuropean.co.uk/the-worlds-coo… ; see also theneweuropean.co.uk/when-jazz-came…

The secret of happiness is:

Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.

- Daniel Dennett (1942 - 2024)

Well done Solar Foods! Solar Foods theguardian.com/business/2024/…

'Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the US, & leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free from American dominance, according to a secret Foreign Ministry document.' washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

A study in Nature Genetics provides insights into the genetic history of Coffea arabica, which accounts for approximately 60% of coffee products worldwide. go.nature.com/4aFaOM2

‘As promised… The digested read

‘A five year-old on acid’: Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Debating sustainable agriculture: Weed management and crop biotechnology geneticliteracyproject.org/2024/04/17/deb… via Genetic Literacy Project

The sound of soil!

theguardian.com/environment/20…. .

Congratulations to the recipients of the inaugural NAASC & North American ICAR Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Award: Joanne Chory, Jeff Dangl, Joe Ecker, Elliot Meyerowitz, and Chris Somerville!

🔗 hhmi.news/3JG8etD

Indeed, if you care about #phytophthora you have to sign up even if you cannot make the talks and vote on the taxonomy motion as well as coauthor a consensus paper.

EU faces dire potato seed supply challenges for 2024 growing season, prices soar potatonewstoday.com/2024/02/08/eu-… via Lukie Pieterse

What’s causing the collapse of the Colorado River?

Beef.

“…alfalfa — used as feed for beef and dairy cows — sucks up more water than all the cities and industries in the enormous Colorado River Basin.”

coloradosun.com/2024/04/04/res…

Thank you to all the participants, presenters, and panelists for joining the webinar release of 'Applications, Benefits, and Challenges of Genome Edited Crops.'

Download the recording, paper, and presentation slides now!

tinyurl.com/CASTGenomeEdit…

#CASTPaper #CASTWebinar

The Plant Cell in a Nutshell. Barley MLA3 recognizes the blast effector Pwl2, an effector involved in host range dynamics plantae.org/barley-mla3-re… Helen Brabham Diana Gómez De La Cruz Matthew Moscou ASPB #PlantSci

Efforts to transform the productivity of African agriculture must start with genetic improvement and the adoption of improved seed varieties.

Can Africa one day help feed the world’s growing population?
ft.com/content/99958f…

On the late Daniel Kahneman and the problem of deferring gratification in a click-and-collect democratic culture. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

China Shows Progress in GM Crop Approvals and Plantings isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotech…

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

China’s GM food development push: GM varieties would account for about 40% of corn and soybean crops grown in China in the next six years. scmp.com/economy/china-…